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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [53:23] | In hiya illa asmaonsammaytumooha antum waabaokum maanzala Allahu biha min sultanin inyattabiAAoona illa alththanna wamatahwa al-anfusu walaqad jaahum min rabbihimu alhuda |  إن هي إلا أسماء سميتموها أنتم وآباؤكم ما أنزل الله بها من سلطان إن يتبعون إلا الظن وما تهوى الأنفس ولقد جاءهم من ربهم الهدىإِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ الْهُدَى | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | مگر (حقیقت یہ ہے کہ) وہ (بت) محض نام ہی نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے رکھ لئے ہیں۔ اﷲ نے ان کی نسبت کوئی دلیل نہیں اتاری، وہ لوگ محض وہم و گمان کی اور نفسانی خواہشات کی پیروی کر رہے ہیں حالانکہ اُن کے پاس اُن کے رب کی طرف سے ہدایت آچکی ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord!
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| Ahmed Ali | یہ تو صرف نام ہی نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے گھڑ لیے ہیں جن پر خدا نے کوئی سندبھی نہیں اتاری وہ محض وہم اور اپنی خواہش کی پیروی کرتے ہیں حالانکہ ان کے پاس ان کے رب کے ہاں سے ہدایت آ چکی ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | وہ تو نہیں مگر کچھ نام کہ تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے رکھ لیے ہیں اللہ نے ان کی کوئی سند نہیں اتاری، وہ تو نرے گمان اور نفس کی خواہشوں کے پیچھے ہیں حالانکہ بیشک ان کے پاس ان کے رب کی طرف سے ہدایت آئی | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | نہیں ہیں یہ مگر چند نام جو رکھ لیے ہیں تم نے اور تمہارے آباؤ اجداد نے، نہیں نازل فرمائی ہے اللہ نے ان کے بارے میں کوئی سند، نہیں پیروی کررہے ہیں یہ لوگ مگر وہم و گمان کی اور خواہشاتِ نفس کی۔ حالانکہ آ چکی ہے ان کے پاس ان کے رب کی طرف سے ہدایت۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | وہ تو صرف نام ہی نام ہیں جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے گھڑ لئے ہیں۔ خدا نے تو ان کی کوئی سند نازل نہیں کی۔ یہ لوگ محض ظن (فاسد) اور خواہشات نفس کے پیچھے چل رہے ہیں۔ حالانکہ ان کے پروردگار کی طرف سے ان کے پاس ہدایت آچکی ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | یہ سب نام ہیں جو رکھ لئے ہیں تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادوں نے اللہ نے نہیں اتاری اُنکی کوئی سند محض اٹکل پرچلتے ہیں اور جو جیوں کی امنگ ہے اور پہنچی ہے اُنکو اُنکے رب سے راہ کی سوجھ | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | دراصل یہ کچھ نہیں ہیں مگر بس چند نام جو تم نے اور تمہارے باپ دادا نے رکھ لیے ہیں اللہ نے اِن کے لیے کوئی سند نازل نہیں کی حقیقت یہ ہے کہ لوگ محض وہم و گمان کی پیروی کر رہے ہیں اور خواہشات نفس کے مرید بنے ہوئے ہیں حالانکہ اُن کے رب کی طرف سے اُن کے پاس ہدایت آ چکی ہے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | That truly it is except names, you named it, you and your fathers/forefathers, God did not descend with it from a proof/evidence , that truly they follow except the doubt/suspicion , and what the selves desire/attract , and the guidance had (E) come to them from their Lord. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord! | ||||||
| Pickthal | They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them. | ||||||
| Arberry | They are naught but names yourselves have named, and your fathers; God has sent down no authority touching them. They follow only surmise, and what the souls desire; and yet guidance has come to them from their Lord. | ||||||
| Shakir | They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord. | ||||||
| Sarwar | These are only names given by yourselves and your fathers. God has not given them any authority. They, (unbelievers), only follow mere conjecture and the desires of their souls, even though guidance has already come to them from their Lord. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | They are not but [mere] names you have named them you and your forefathers for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance. | ||||||
| Malik | These (LAt, Uzza and ManAt) are nothing but names which you and your forefathers have invented, for Allah has vested no authority in them. The unbelievers follow nothing but mere conjecture and the whims of their own souls, even though right guidance has already come to them from their Lord.[23] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers -- Allah has sent no authority for them. They follow but conjecture and what (their) souls desire. And certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord. | ||||||
| Free Minds | These are but names that you made up, you and your forefathers. God never authorized such. They only follow conjecture, and personal desire, while the guidance has come to them from their Lord. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | They are but names, named by you and your fathers. Allah has not sent down any authority for them. They follow conjecture and their soul's desire, even though the guidance of their Lord has come to them. | ||||||
| George Sale | They are no other than empty names, which ye and your fathers have named goddesses. God hath not revealed concerning them any thing to authorize their worship. They follw no other than a vain opinion, and what their souls desire: Yet hath the true direction come unto them from their Lord. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | These are mere names: ye and your fathers named them thus: God hath not sent down any warranty in their regard. A mere conceit and their own impulses do they follow. Yet hath "the guidance" from their Lord come to them. | ||||||
| Asad | These [allegedly divine beings] are nothing but empty names which you have invented - you and your forefathers - [and] for which God has bestowed no warrant from on high. [Cf. 12:40.] They [who worship them] follow nothing but surmise and their own wishful thinking - although right guidance has now indeed come unto them from their Sustainer. [An allusion to the pagan idea that those goddesses, as well as the angels, would act as "mediators" between their worshippers and God: a wishful idea which lingers on even among adherents of higher religions in the guise of a veneration of saints and deified persons.] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | These are but names that you made up, you and your forefathers. GOD never authorized such a blasphemy. They follow conjecture, and personal desire, when the true guidance has come to them herein from their Lord. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | They are but names which you have named, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire, whereas there has surely come to them the Guidance from their Lord! | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | They are but names that you have named, you and your fathers, for which Allah has revealed no authority. They follow nothing but conjecture and their own fancies. But now the Guidance from their Lord has come to them. (7:71-72). | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 53 - An-Najm | Showing verse 23 of 62 in chapter 53 | |||||
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